Fatemeh Arabkhazaeli

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Study of Blastocystis frequency among IBD patients referred to a gastroenterology center

Background: Blastocystis is the most common anaerobic protozoa living in the large intestine of a broad spectrum of vertebrates. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the Blastocystis infection rate in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Methods: A total of 80 stool samples were collected from IBD-proved patients. All stool samples were cultivated in Dulbecco’s modified Ea...